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Lights, cameras action at last for film studio on outskirts of capital
CAMERAS could soon be rolling on a vast film studio complex on the outskirts of Edinburgh after the development was given the green light after months of wrangling. Scottish Government ministers overturned a recommendation from their own official
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Lack of TV footage won't save Foster and Swanson, says St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright
THE St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright insists a lack of video evidence won’t tempt the Perth club to sweep the violent on-field clash between players Richard Forster and Danny Swanson under the carpet. The raging team-mates exchanged blows on the
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Injury crisis for Kilmarnock ahead of Rangers game as only eight players train
GOOD luck to anyone trying to predict just how Kilmarnock and Rangers might line up at Rugby Park tomorrow evening. With both squads hampered by more walking wounded than the series finale of Casualty, it may be a case of just patching up whoever is still
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McCulloch backs Boyd for Scotland recall - seven years after last cap
LEE McCULLOCH, the Kilmarnock interim manager, has tipped Kris Boyd for a Scotland recall. The 33 year-old earned the last of his 18 caps against Liechtenstein in September 2010 but is enjoying a purple patch at club level, scoring five goals in his last
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Nick Rodger: Lexi Thompson learns harsh lesson as armchair anorak tips off major moment
Well, it’s birled round again folks. The floral art would make the gardens of Capability Brown look like the ravaged Raith interchange, the fairways and greens have had had more manicuring than an ageing Hollywood dame and the strength in depth of the
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Clan hope to make swift appointment after Finnerty parts company
BRAEHEAD CLAN have announced they have parted company with head coach Ryan Finnerty. The Canadian, Clan's longest-serving coach, was told his services would not be needed next season less than 24 hours after his team crashed out of the Elite League
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Stephen Robinson ready to put Motherwell on the offensive again after catching Rangers cold
Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson is ready to unleash his attacking arsenal against Hamilton tomorrow night, after surprising Rangers by going on the offensive at the weekend.Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha had expected his visitors from Lanarkshire to
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Kenny Miller: It could be that I have only got six weeks left at Rangers
KENNY MILLER fears he is entering the final weeks of his Rangers career after talks over a new Ibrox deal stalled. The 37-year-old is out of contract at the end of the campaign but has yet to hold discussions over an extension to his terms with boss Pedro
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Brendan Rodgers: Celtic and Rangers fans should learn to live together and forget all the hatred of the past
BRENDAN RODGERS has revealed his greatest wish is to leave a lasting legacy in Glasgow which would see a new and friendlier rivalry between the supporters of Celtic and Rangers. The Northern Irishman, who was brought up in County Antrim, used the
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Brendan Rodgers: The Celtic manager on Rangers fans, life in Glasgow and being a winner
THE Clyde Tunnel is just about the last place in Glasgow where anyone would want to be stuck in a traffic jam and especially if you just so happen to be one of the city’s most famous citizens. But that’s where one afternoon Brendan Rodgers found
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New Scotland manager Shelley Kerr to have watching brief at Euro 2017
SHELLEY KERR will not be part of the Scotland set-up for Euro 2017, despite her appointment as the next head coach being confirmed by the Scottish FA yesterday. The 47-year-old will attend the tournament in the Netherlands as an observer only. She will
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John Brown: Local assistant role is crucial to help increase Pedro Caixinha's knowledge of Rangers
IT is often said that you learn more in defeat than you do in victory. As he watched his Rangers side draw with Motherwell on Saturday, Pedro Caixinha’s knowledge would have been enhanced that little bit more. The first few weeks of a new era at Ibrox
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Lee Jones insists Glasgow will come back stronger from Saracens loss
GLASGOW Warriors’ long march to the PRO12 title is well documented: they lost three semi-finals in four years from 2010 then were beaten in the 2014 final before at last winning the trophy the following year. Through to the quarter-finals of the Champions
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Police vow to catch 'all those involved' in attack on asylum seeker
A gang who brutally attacked a teenager because he was an asylum seeker may have been joined by up to 30 other people during the assault, police have said. Kurdish Iranian student Reker Ahmed, 17, was waiting at a bus stop in Croydon, south London
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Two charged with 'murder bid' after teenager injured in fire
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was seriously injured in a fire in Fife. Naveed Iqbal, 35 of Leven appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and was charged with two counts of attempted murder. He made no plea or declaration
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JK Rowling urges writers to persist and defy fears of rejection
JK Rowling has urged budding writers to keep going even if they fear nobody will ever read their work, saying she wished she had been given that advice when she was writing the Harry Potter books. The author, 51, dished out her words of wisdom
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Analysis: Can Putin's hardman image survive terror on his home town metro?
THE images came fast. First there was a picture of a metro train door hanging from its hinges, a man prone on the platform next to it. Then there came phone videos of commuters huddled, ghostlike, brown-grey smoke. And, finally, a CCTV image tweeted by
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Masters champion Danny Willett opens up on increased pressures of being a major winner
Danny Willett admits he has found it hard - and at times impossible - to ignore the criticism which comes with being a major champion struggling to rediscover his top form.Willett became the first English winner of the Masters for 20 years with his dramatic
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Rangers heroes Kenny Miller and John Brown open Ibrox sensory room
RANGERS fans with learning disabilities will now be able to enjoy the Ibrox experience after a sensory room was officially opened. Broxi’s Den, which is located in the corner of the stadium between the Sandy Jardine Stand and Broomloan Stand, can
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Trial announced for electro-fishing
Conservationists have condemned the Scottish Government’s authorisation of a controlled trial of controversial electro-fishing for razor clams, which has been outlawed by Europe for nearly 20 years.Razor clams, or 'spoots', are a gastronomic
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Proposals aim to ease credit card charges for customers in debt
Millions of people languishing in credit card debt could see their charges eased or withdrawn under proposals outlined by the financial watchdog. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a raft of measures to help people in persistent
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Boy, 13, charged in hare coursing inquiry
A teenage boy has been charged over alleged hare coursing in Midlothian. The incident is said to have happened at about 4.30pm on Friday when a number of men were seen in fields to the east of Dalkeith with two lurcher-type dogs. The 13-year-old
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Pound slips, weighed down by Brexit row over Gibraltar and manufacturing slowdown
The pound slipped on Monday, weighed down by disappointing manufacturing data and fears over a Brexit spat between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar.Sterling dropped 0.5% against the US dollar, taking it below the 1.25 mark to 1.247. Versus the euro, the
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Driver dies in hospital after road crash near Torness Power Station
An elderly man has died after a road accident in East Lothian. The collision happened on the A1 near to the junction at Torness power station at 1pm on Monday and involved a black Ford Focus and a heavy goods vehicle. Police and emergency services
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PM accused of shamefully scrubbing human rights from agenda in favour of boosting trade during Saudi trip
THERESA May has been warned by Jeremy Corbyn that unless she challenges Saudi Arabia over its human rights abuses during a trip to the Gulf state on Tuesday, she will be sacrificing them “on the altar of the arms trade”. The Labour leader’s stinging
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Groups call on minister to take 'decisive action' on homelessness
A group of housing and anti-poverty organisations has called for "decisive action" on homelessness in an open letter to Communities Secretary Angela Constance. The 11 organisations including Shelter Scotland raised the issue following the death of
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Man attacked in Kelso by teenagers wearing orange face paint
A 30-year-old man was chased and assaulted by teenagers wearing orange face paint in the Borders in what police describe as a "distressing" attack. The victim was pursued by a group of three males aged between 14 and 16 in Kelso. When he stopped
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Disabled people 'being left behind in society'
Disabled people continue to face barriers in employment, transport, housing and health, so are being "left behind" in society, a report warns. A study by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found a lack of opportunities in areas including
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Taxpayer stake in Lloyds Banking Group falls below 2%
The taxpayer's stake in Lloyds Banking Group has been cut to below 2% as the Government continues to sell down its shareholding in the lender.UK Financial Investments, which manages the stake in Lloyds, cut its holding by around 1% to 1.97%, seeing
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New born baby helps her pro footballer dad propose in maternity ward
An SPFL footballer proposed to his wife-to-be in hospital with a little help from his new-born baby daughter. After the birth of his first child with partner Maria, Hamilton Accies player Georgios Sarris asked maternity ward staff at Wishaw General
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Woman ordered to pay £24,500 in parking charges
A sheriff has ordered a woman to pay a private company £24,500 in parking charges. Carly Mackie was given the ruling by Sheriff George Way after she ignored parking notices from Vehicle Control Services. She believed they were unenforceable
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Private care home lash out at “grossly inadequate funding
Care home providers have accepted what they see as a “grossly inadequate funding" deal from the Scottish Government and councils.The once lucrative private industry says it is seeing costs rise far faster than its income as more and more people rely
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Theatre review: Channeling Jabez, Oran Mor, Glasgow
TheatreChanneling JabezOran Mor, GlasgowMary Brennantwo starsTHE pie and pint are, as ever, in place – but this one-man show is not exactly a play. It’s a cross between an illustrated lecture and a performance monologue, delivered by the writer himself
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Ryan Finnerty departs Braehead Clan as search for new Head Coach begins
BRAEHEAD CLAN have confirmed that Head Coach Ryan Finnerty will not be in charge next season as the search for a new boss begins. The Canadian joined the Elite League side in 2013, leading them to three Gardiner Conference titles and the league
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Rangers set to be without Lee Wallace and Clint Hill for Kilmarnock clash
RANGERS are set to be without defensive duo Lee Wallace and Clint Hill for the Premiership clash with Kilmarnock on Wednesday night. The pair both started against Motherwell at Ibrox but had to be withdrawn at the break with stomach and hamstring
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Minister unveils £30m funding for home energy-efficiency project
A home energy-efficiency programme has been allocated £30 million of Scottish Government funding. The Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) offers households interest-free loans of up to £15,000 to install measures such as wall and roof
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Woman 'shocked' after being filmed while urinating on Trump golf course
A grandmother has told a court she was "shocked" to find out she had been filmed while urinating on US President Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf course. Carol Rohan Beyts, known as Rohan, is pursuing a damages claim against Trump International, claiming
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Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor deserves Scotland call-up, says Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers believes Callum McGregor has all the attributes to join the Celtic contingent in Gordon Strachan's Scotland squad. The Hoops boss made a point of praising the 23-year-old utility player 24 hours after he had helped the Parkhead
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Channel 4 investigated by Ofcom over Westminster attack blunder
Channel 4 News is being investigated by the broadcasting watchdog for incorrectly saying that a radical preacher who is in prison was responsible for the Westminster terrorist attack. Ofcom received 12 complaints about the blunder, which the news
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Tony Blair denies John Prescott's claims he authorised Ian Paisley phone tap
Tony Blair has denied that he authorised the security services to tap the phone of the late Ian Paisley when he was an MP. Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott claimed on Sunday that Mr Blair told him in 2005 that the security services had
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Lost Glasgow: A tale of Scottish shelters
Bedroom shelter raised a smile 'I have in my hand a piece of paper, guaranteeing peace in this bedroom!' While it may look like a frightening scene from the latest Fifty Shades of Grey movie, the year is 1941 and Mr John Beanland (real name), of
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Opera review: La scala di seta, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
OperaLa scala di setaTheatre Royal, GlasgowKeith Brucefour starsTHE Orchestra of Scottish Opera's Sunday afternoon concert series is developing incrementally and irresistibly under the aegis of music director Stuart Stratford, even if his only performance
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Baby at the centre of life-support treatment row is 'not regularly in pain'
A sick baby at the centre of a life support treatment dispute is not regularly in pain, a High Court judge has been told. Specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London think it is time to stop providing life support treatment to Charlie Gard
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Manhunt under way as 10 people are killed after explosion at St Petersburg subway
A frantic manhunt is underway for two suspected terrorists after a nail bomb exploded on the St Petersburg metro network, killing 10 people and injuring 40 more. Russian media outlets have released a CCTV picture of one bearded suspect, who was
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Ahead of the Game: Celtic clinch sixth straight Premiership crown in style
WATCH as the Herald and Times sports team discuss Celtic's title-winning season after the Hoops secured a sixth consecutive Premiership crown over the weekend. Head of Sport Stewart Weir and Group Sports Writer Graeme McGarry join Online Sports
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David Moyes 'deeply regrets' slap comment to female sports journalist
David Moyes said he "deeply regrets" threatening to "slap" a female reporter in a post-match interview. The Bearsden-born Sunderland boss apologised after the exchange with BBC Radio Five Live reporter Vicki Sparks following his side's 0-0 Premier
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MSPs hit out at quango over 'failure to protect woodland' from deer
URGENT reform of how Scotland manages its wild deer population is needed amid concerns the animals threaten up to a third of the nation’s native woodland, MSPs have warned. A Holyrood committee has accused quango Scottish Natural Heritage of “failing
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Spain calls for 'calm' over Gibraltar following Tory remarks
Madrid has urged the UK to calm down over Gibraltar, after former Conservative leader Lord Howard suggested Theresa May would defend the territory as Margaret Thatcher did the Falklands. The future status of the Rock emerged as a potential issue in
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Surgeon accused of carrying out multiple unnecessary operations says medical opinion is subject to change
A breast surgeon accused of carrying out unnecessary operations has told a court there is always a "spectrum" of medical opinion on how best to treat cancer. Ian Paterson said just as there were "shades of grey" in how potentially pre-cancerous cells
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Fracas at Hamilton won't have impact on St Johnstone morale, insists boss Tommy Wright
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright believes the only effect Saturday's internal fracas will have on his squad is a galvanising one. The club have suspended full-back Richard Foster and midfielder Danny Swanson after they were sent off following
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Former health secretary puts forward separate 'health tax' proposal
A separate "health tax" should be introduced to help the NHS catch up with other "more advanced" European countries, former health secretary Alex Neil has said. He claimed the "deeply controversial" levy would help convince the public to back tax rises
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University of Edinburgh named Scotland's cyber-security research centre of excellence
Edinburgh University has been named as Scotland's first centre of excellence for cyber-security research thanks to "truly ground-breaking" work. The UK Government announced it was the latest institution to become an Academic Centre of Excellence
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Sunderland boss David Moyes apologises for threatening to slap female reporter
Sunderland boss David Moyes has apologised to a female reporter after threatening to "slap" her in a post-match interview. Moyes was involved in an exchange with BBC Newcastle and Radio Five Live reporter Vicki Sparks after the Black Cats' 0-0
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I want to leave a legacy at Celtic before returning to England, says Brendan Rodgers
CELTIC manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted he will be interested in returning to the English Premier League, but says he wants to leave a legacy at Parkhead first. The former Liverpool and Swansea City boss secured the Ladbrokes Premiership title
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Goodwillie accused of sending out wrong messages to young fans by resuming career
DENISE Clair has said she is “appalled” the footballer ruled by a civil court to have raped her, has resumed his playing career. Former Scotland striker David Goodwillie made his debut for League Two side Clyde on Saturday, just weeks after vowing
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Public's right of access to estate upheld
Scotland's oldest national park has won a landmark legal battle against an estate which has been restricting the public's right to roam. Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park Authority has welcomed the Sheriff Appeal Court's decision to uphold
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Music review: Rhiannon Giddens, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
MusicRhiannon GiddensQueen’s Hall, EdinburghRob Adamsfive starsTHERE is a guilty pleasure in hearing Rhiannon Giddens singing Richard Farina’s Birmingham Sunday and Pops Staples’ Freedom Highway. These songs were written to document the civil rights struggle
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Five charged over attack which left teenage asylum seeker fighting for life
Five people have been charged following a suspected hate crime which left a teenage asylum seeker fighting for his life in hospital. The Metropolitan Police said the group will appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court following the attack in south-east
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Former Arsenal Ladies boss Shelley Kerr named as new head coach of Scotland Women
SHELLEY KERR has been appointed as the new head coach of the Scotland Women's national team, the Scottish FA has announced. The former Kilmarnock, Hibernian and Spartans coach won every major honour in Scotland during a 20-year club career before
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Police say remains discovered near entrance of stately home are human
Remains found near a stately home in East Lothian are human, police have said. Officers were alerted to the discovery near the entrance of Gosford House, Longniddry, by a member of the public at 6.30pm on Sunday. Experts have now positively identified
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Four shot penalty costs Lexi Thompson dear at ANA Inspiration
American Lexi Thompson suffered heartbreak at the ANA Inspiration as she lost a play-off to So Yeon Ryu having earlier been handed a four-shot penalty midway through her final round.Thompson was leading by three shots on 17 under, having just played the
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BBC secures broadcast rights to Glastonbury until 2022
Glastonbury will be aired on the BBC for the next five festivals after the broadcaster secured the rights until 2022. The deal to broadcast the event on television, radio and online includes the 50th edition of the festival, held at Somerset's
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Mackintosh bedroom suite to be recreated for exhibition
A suite of furniture designed by the world famous architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh is coming home to Bath 100 years after it first arrived in the city. Designed for the family home of Bath-based businessman and engineer Sidney Horstmann
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Marks out of ten: How Celtic's title-winning squad has rated under Brendan Rodgers
Craig Gordon 7.5 Gordon got a second chance when Dorus De Vries picked up an injury and has not looked back. His passing has come on, but it’s the old fashioned goalie work which been behind another fine season. Mikael Lustig 7 Lustig is Mr Dependable
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Intelligence committee head blasts Lord Howard's 'apocalyptic' Gibraltar remarks
Former Tory leader Lord Howard's suggestion that Theresa May would be prepared to go to war over Gibraltar has been dismissed as "apocalyptic" by the chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. Critics have condemned the peer's comparison
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BP to sell North Sea Forties Pipeline to Ineos in £199 million deal
Energy giant Ineos has struck a deal to acquire the Forties Pipeline System in the North Sea from BP for 250 million US dollars (£199 million). The transaction, which also includes the Kinneil Terminal, will see Ineos take control of a system that
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Hearts now turn to battle for fourth after being hit for five by Celtic
IAN CATHRO and Hearts have a far more important and indeed relevant fight to face this Wednesday when they travel to Perth to play St Johnstone. Although whether the head coach was right to say his team were in an even better place to take on their
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You watch St Mirren and wonder why they have struggled so much this season
ST MIRREN scored six goals against Ayr United, have played some terrific football of late and yet remain bottom of the Championship with time ticking.However, the feeling of optimism and hope in the streets of Paisley after their team’s superb 6-2 win
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China using facial recognition technology to limit toilet paper use by tourists
Tourist authorities in China's capital have started using facial recognition technology to limit how much toilet paper a person can take in public facilities. The unusual move - part of a "toilet revolution" - is another step in China's vast upgrading
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Scott Sinclair has found his happy place at Celtic Park
SCOTT SINCLAIR is a footballer whose brains are in both his boots and head. Celtic’s hat-trick hero from yesterday’s title party, the Englishman’s first season in Scotland has been ludicrously good, had fallen out of love with football after failing
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Hearts 0, Celtic 5: The championship is clinched by Brendan Rodgers at Tynecastle with style and ease
WHAT has been inevitable for perhaps as far back as Brendan Rodgers being appointed manager last May became reality where it all began when Celtic with plenty to spare clinched a sixth league title in a row and the 48th in the club's history. Tynecastle
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Neil Cameron: I thought Scott Brown was done but Celtic's captain is Player of the Year
IT was a throwaway line, one not to be taken seriously, but those who overheard read a lot into the quip. This was last July in the idyllic setting of Maribor, the city and region of Slovenia, where Brendan Rodgers worked his players hard for two weeks
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Brendan Rodgers doesn't do standing still which is why Celtic are only going to get better
BRENDAN RODGERS doesn’t do standing still. At Tynecastle, with the score at 3-0 and a sixth league title won, Celtic’s manager let Craig Gordon know he was less than happy with the goalkeeper’s distribution and then after the whistle, when
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Trading Places - this week's appointments
Venture capital firm promotion SCOTTISH Equity Partners (SEP) has announced that Jan Rutherford is assuming responsibility for investor relations and will also head up SEP’s London office, while continuing to play a key role in the investment
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Pubs, clubs, restaurants urged to appeal new valuations as rates revolt continues
Pubs, clubs and restaurants have been urged by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce to appeal new rates bills amid concern they will push licensees out of business. Their backlash is the latest against controversial revaluation notices issued
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Police handle tide of "concern for wellbeing" about people with dementia and poor mental health
Police are taking nearly 250 "concern for well-being" calls every day as they handle a tide of dementia and mental health issues.The national force has been warning for some years that it spends four times as much time on vulnerable people than
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Bakers needed to raise money for veterans
Help for Heroes supporter Eileen Brawley is calling on Scots to rise to the occasion and help the annual Bake for Heroes campaign smash the million-pound mark.Supporters of all ages and all around the UK have cooked up more than £850,000 for Help for
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Obituary - Robert Day, film director known for The Green Man and She
Film directorBorn: September 11, 1922;Died: March 17, 2017ROBERT Day, who has died aged 94, started off in the film business as a lowly clapper boy – the minion who holds up a board with the scene and take numbers on it just as the cameras start rolling
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DEER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY CHANGES NEEDED, MSPS SAY
Embargoed to 0001 Monday April 3Urgent changes need to be made to the way in which wild deer are managed, monitored and culled in Scotland, a Holyrood committee has said.Scottish Natural Heritage, the organisation charged with protecting Scotland'
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No cheap solution to policy on inclusion
THE campaign by Enable Scotland over inclusive education received a major boost last week. A members’ debate at Holyrood on the charity’s Included in the Main report considered some of the findings we first revealed in December. While widely
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Obituary - Philip Reeves, artist and teacher at Glasgow School of Art
Artist and teacher at Glasgow School of ArtBorn: July 7, 1931;Died: March 14, 2017PHILIP Reeves, who has died aged 85, was an artist of unusually subtle inventiveness, a master etcher, a painter and a collagist. “Mixed media” fascinated him. He was a
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Poem of the Day: Home thoughts, from abroad by Robert Browning
Robert Browning in Continental exile is memorably homesick for England in springtime. But his wonderful evocation of the season with its blossom and birdsong is as relevant to our northern parts of the United Kingdom as to the south. He is one
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May on new markets charm offensive as ministers lead trade missions
THERESA May is to use Westminster’s Easter recess to launch a global charm offensive to find new markets to boost trade as Britain prepares to leave the EU. The Prime Minister will travel to Jordan and Saudi Arabia in coming days for talks on trade
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Mary’s Meals takes on 200 more schools thanks to appeal
A scottish charity feeding more than a million children daily has added 211 more schools thanks to a campaign backed by The Herald. The Feed the Future appeal by Mary’s Meals asked people to donate just £12.20, enough to feed a child in Africa for
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The Week Ahead: The King lives on in hearts of Elvis tribute acts
SHAKE a leg, readers. Elvis is coming to Glasgow. Indeed, many Elvises are coming to Glasgow. In that sense, Elvis still lives, at least in a legacy of tribute acts based on love for the man and his music. The Official Scottish Elvis Presley Festival
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10-minute tests to spot dementia 'should be as routine as blood pressure checks'
DEMENTIA check-ups should be as routine as cancer screening and blood pressure tests in order to detect the earliest onset of the disease and slow its progress, a brain expert has said. Barbara Sahakian, professor of clinical neuropsychology at
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V&A expects to pull in half a million visitors
THE £80 million V&A building in Dundee can attract half a million visitors in 2018 and one third of a million visitors a year after that, its director believes. Philip Long, V&A Dundee’s director, which he said is “on programme and on budget
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Gruffalo illustrator donates to charity art auction
AN original artwork by the illustrator of The Gruffalo books is to be auctioned to raise funds for an arts charity. The illustration by Axel Scheffler will be sold in aid of arts programmes for Scottish children and adults with additional support
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Camley's Cartoon on Monday, April 3
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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Beaumont’s back in the saddle to cycle around the world in 80 days
ADVENTURER Markl Beaumont is gearing up to cycle around the world for a second time and shatter the current record by completing the mammoth trek in 80 days. The endurance athlete will attempt to travel 18,000 miles, starting from Paris on Sunday
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Capaldi says he’ll shed a tear after leaving Dr Who behind
SCOTS actor Peter Capaldi says he expects to get very emotional when his time as Doctor Who comes to an end. The 58-year-old will finish his three-year stint as the BBC Doctor following filming of the show’s Christmas special in July. He said
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Agenda: Young people need to be challenged to read harder books to boost skills
Professor Topping is author of the annual What Kids are Reading report IF you are a parent and you want to help your child out in life, read to them. Read to them while they are still too young to quite understand the words. Read to them as much
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Documentary to reveal the secrets of giant armadillo
SECRETS of one of the world’s least studied mammals, the giant armadillo, are being revealed in a new documentary. Giant armadillos, rare, nocturnal and living mostly underground, are so hard to find even the show’s narrator David Attenborough
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Ken Smith's Diary: Worth it; Rock on; Racing certainty
Sticky situation LOOKING forward to former Celtic star, now football commentator, Charlie Nicholas’s interview in this Saturday’s Herald Magazine. Charlie was able to confirm to interviewer Teddy Jamieson the infamous story of him tearing up a £20
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Recipe of the Day: Garlic mushroom and margherita hearty pizza
Garlic Mushroom and Margherita Hearty Pizza by Nick Nairn from Nick’s Pizza Bar in Aberdeen If you want a heart-shaped pizza, roll a circular pizza and shape it by cutting a ‘V’ from one side and pulling down the opposite side to a point. Do this before
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Herald View: Rates system that is not fit for purpose
THE handling of the business rates revaluation has not shown the Scottish Government in a good light. First, it announced a commission to review the entire system. Then, before the commission could report, a revaluation was announced which left many
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Intelligent laundry is focus of university project
LAUNDRY and textile rental company Fishers has launched a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Strathclyde aimed at helping it to capitalise on its fitting of radio frequency identification technology to bed linen and towels. Fishers
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David Torrance: Where does the SNP really stand on the EU?
SINCE last June’s Brexit vote Nationalists have made much of Better Together’s claim during the first independence referendum that only voting “No” would preserve Scotland’s place in the European Union. Although it didn’t feature as prominently
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Judgment on nurse was silly
THIS week’s British Medical Journal features an article by Glasgow GP Margaret McCartney in which she details the case of a nurse working in a nursing home who discovered a patient who was “ waxy, yellow, and almost cold.” In other words, the patient
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Ron Mackenna Inside Track: Is Scotland on the verge of a healthy eating boom?
I HAVE just returned from discovering Edinburgh is in the grip of a glowingly healthy blonde and beautiful (on paper anyway) middle-market Scandiwave – with restaurants such as Peter’s Yard, Soderberg, and Akva. And knowing that Glasgow’s
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Think tanks says Catholic state schools 'no better' than non-denominational sector
CATHOLIC schools are no better at providing education than their non-denominational counterparts, according to a think tank. Many denominational state schools have a good record of tackling inequality and some are amongst the best in the country
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Letter: Time to block flats to protect Glasgow School of Art
YOUR article on the state of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s organ casing (“Sturgeon to demand answers over fate of Mackintosh organ found lying in pieces”, March 27) underlines the need for constant vigilance in preserving our heritage.Tomorrow, Glasgow
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Buzzcut: embedded in Govan and taking on the world
IN THE COURSE of the next few days, Govan will be buzzing with live art and experimental performance, not just in various spaces at the Pearce Institute but at selected sites in the surrounding neighbourhood.An artist from Chicago, Mairead Delaney, will
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Jeremy Peat: 'If we are to have another referendum then let it be on the basis of two clearly articulated and fully plausible alternatives'
JEREMY PEATThere have been some recurring themes in my column in recent months. Uncertainties are rife – primarily related to Brexit and a possible second referendum on Scottish independence – causing problems for an already decelerating and (relatively
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Saying goodbye to the shoogly transport that not everyone mourned
OF course we couldn’t have pictures from the archive without highlighting Glasgow trams occasionally.Nostalgia is a funny thing though. Whenever older readers get in touch they talk fondly of the old trams, yet the headline in the Herald in September,
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Letter: How raspberry leaf tea led to a merry meander through my dictionaries
DICTIONARIES are wonderful things; one can spend hours trekking through them. Glancing through Living and Wellbeing (The Herald, March 31) my attention was caught by the pregnancy pampering article and the wellbeing gift set. Raspberry Leaf tea? Mm!Out
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Letters: Pros and cons of Brexit ignored in rush to a second referendum
HAVING read the contents of the letter written to the Prime Minister by Nicola Sturgeon our First Minister (“May accused of ignoring foundations of devolution”, The Herald, April 1), I realise that at last the SNP has cut away all remaining pretences
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Marianne Taylor: Goodwillie should never play football again
LANGUISHING at second bottom of League Two isn’t the best place to be in Scottish football; there really isn’t much lower you can go. At this level of the game you need all the support and goodwill you can get. Which makes one wonder what Clyde Football
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Driving across Britain, fuelled by liquefied gas
A lorry leaves John O’Groats this morning for Land’s End, the first long-haul vehicle to make the 874 mile journey over the length of Britain, on one tank of liquefied natural gas.Iveco (the Turin-based Industrial Vehicles Corporation) built the Stralis
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Letter: Nato is not to be trusted
THE North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) was created as a communal defence organisation to counter the supposed threat from a post-Second World War USSR. Things have changed dramatically in the intervening decades. The USSR has collapsed and fragmented
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Arts News: Art for Hearts Sake; Rebecca Pronsky; Jazz at Hospitalfield; Cove Park classes
A CHARITY event, Art for Hearts Sake, is to be held at The Store Interiors, a furniture retailers at 26 Munro Place, Anniesland, Glasgow.A preview will take place April 9 from 1 – 5 pm, and a large number of artists will be exhibiting their works at our
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Ecologists make love of nature pay as consultants
WITH ministers and corporations highlighting the potential of renewables in Scotland we hear from a business whose experience shows the important role played by small firms in delivering giant infrastructure projects. Name: David MacArthur.Age: 41. What
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Asos looks to defy gloomy retail sector with sales increase
Asos looks set to shrug off the gloomy outlook facing the British retail sector with another jump in sales when it reports interim results on Tuesday.Sales at the fashion retailer are expected to outstrip the wider UK market, but the lion's share
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Rog Wood: Limited leatherjacket options for farmers
Scientists from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) are warning that this spring there is not only a high risk of damage to spring cereals from Leatherjacket grubs, but also concerns that infestation will damage fields remaining in permanent pasture.Leatherjacket
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Pete Flockhart: Scottish manufacturers: unlocking exports and pushing productivity
PETE FLOCKHARTManufactured exports play an integral part of our economy, making up around half of Scotland’s total value of exports to the rest of the world, excluding oil and gas.With the ongoing political and economic uncertainty, it is more important
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How not to win seats on council
SOUTH Lanarkshire Council is not run by a Labour minority administration (“Labour backing coalition with Tories, says SNP”, The Herald, April 1). There are 38 Labour councillors out of 67.Apart from the first year of multi-member wards in 2007, Labour
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UK passports could resort to traditional blue colour post Brexit as redesign due in 2019
THE UK passport could turn dark blue again after Brexit under a £490 million contract to redesign and produce a new version of the document, it has emerged.The passport is routinely redesigned every five years and Eurosceptics view the new contract as
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Spain boosts Sturgeon's second independence referendum bid
NICOLA Sturgeon has received a major boost to her campaign for a second independence referendum after the Spanish Government made clear it would not block a bid by an independent Scotland to join the European Union. Michael Russell, the Scottish Government
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MP Alan Brown's Ayrshire tones leaves Ministers scratching their heads
WHAT’S in a word? Apparently a lot of confusion when it is spoken with a Scottish accent at Westminster. UK Government ministers are often left open-mouthed and Hansard reporters scratching their heads when an Honourable Member from north of the
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Herald View: Convincing case for the 10-minute dementia check
IT can take a while for government strategy to catch up with the statistics, but there is no excuse for further delay on the issue of Scotland’s ageing population. As part of the Grey Matters series, The Herald has been reporting on the latest research
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Huge leap forward at biotech business
SCOTTISH salmon will soon be fed with proteins recovered from the whisky production process after a biotechnology firm revealed it is close to building its first processing facility.After two successful large-scale proof of concept trials at a distillery
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Scottish business hub in London in high demand
A NEW facility for Scottish businesses to use as a hub in London has had a “phenomenal response” since Scottish Enterprise began a soft recruitment process earlier this month. Scotland House, based close to Westminster on Victoria Embankment